USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
ALL-TIME USA MEN’S U17 WORLD CUP TEAM 2022 RESULTS
MALAGA, SPAIN • JULY 2-10, 2022
The Americans improved 44-0 (7-0 in 2022) as they won their fifth straight U17 gold medal. The USA opened the tournament with a over Lebanon, 120-44. David Castillo finished with 21 points (8-11 FG). Cooper Flagg finished with 13 rebounds and four blocks. The U.S. recorded 24 steals and 12 blocks, both event highs in their respective categories, and shot 50% (50-100 FG) from the field. Game 2 against Slovenia was close to start, but the U.S. was turned a one-point deficit (20-21) midway through the second quarter into a 16-point advantage at half (40-24). The U.S. would go on to win 88-55. Ron Holland led the Americans in scoring with 14 points. Against Mali, the USA would capture the 112-64 victory. Ian Jackson put on a stellar performance, scoring 26 points (11-14 FG), the most by an American during the tournament and third most by a U.S. player since 2010. The U.S. matched up with Egypt in the round of 16 and jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Eventually winning 103-48, Karter Knox led the charge with 18 points and nine rebounds. The team had 68 rebounds, the most ever by a U.S. squad at the event. The USA advanced to a quarterfinal matchup with Serbia, who led through the first seven minutes before an Asa Newell 3-pointer gave the U.S. their first lead, 20-18, with just over two minutes remaining in the opening frame. The U.S. won 106-80 and shot a record-setting 12-of- 24 from 3, marking the most 3s made by an American U17 team. In the semifinals, the U.S. defeated Lithuania 89-62 and held Lithuania to seven points in the first quarter. The gold medal game saw the U.S. match up against Spain. In a tightly contested contest, the Americans trailed until the 2:39 mark of the third quarter, where they were able to turn the tide and take an 11-point lead into the final frame (62-51). From there, the U.S. held on to capture their sixth consecutive gold medal with a 79-67 win. Flagg’s play came to a head, where he recorded 10 points, 17 rebounds, two assists, eight steals and four blocks to set multiple U17 World Cup records. His 17 rebounds set a new mark for most rebounds in a game by an American at a World Cup, while his eight steals tied the most by any player. Flagg and Koa Peat were the Americans named to the All-Star Five. In the bronze medal game, France defeated Lithuania (66-58).
2022 USA MEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTER
2022 USA RESULTS (7-0)
NAME
POS HGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Lebanon Slovenia
W, 120-44 W, 88-55 W, 112-64 W, 103-48 W, 106-80 W, 89-62 W, 79-67
David Castillo Dennis Evans III Jeremy Fears Jr. Cooper Flagg
G C G
6-1 7-1 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-6 6-5 6-9 6-7 6-8 6-3
16 16 17 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 17 17
Bartlesville High School Hillcrest High School La Lumiere School Montverde Academy Archbishop Stepinac Duncanville High School Tampa Catholic High School Montverde Academy Perry High School Windermere High School Camden High School Cardinal Hayes
Bartlesville, OK Riverside, CA Chicago, IL Newport, ME
Mali
Egypt Serbia
F
Johnuel ‘Boogie’ Fland
G
Bronx, NY Dallas, TX Bronx, NY Tampa, FL
Lithuania
Ron Holland Ian Jackson Karter Knox Asa Newell
F
G/F
Spain
F F F
Destin, FL Chandler, AZ
Koa Peat
FINAL STANDINGS
Sean Stewart
F/C
Windermere, FL
DaJuan Wagner Jr.
G
Camden, NJ
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (7-0)
HEAD COACH: Sharman White, Pace Academy, GA ASSISTANT COACH: Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School, OH ASSISTANT COACH: Steve Turner, Gonzaga College High School, DC ATHLETIC TRAINER: Dam Bae
Spain (5-2) France (6-1)
Lithuania (5-2)
Serbia (5-2)
Australia (5-2) Slovenia (4-3) Poland (3-4) Canada (4-3)
9.
10. Egypt (2-5) 11. Argentina (3-4) 12. New Zealand (1-6) 13. Dom. Rep. (3-4) 14. Japan (1-6) 15. Mali (2-5) 16. Lebanon (0-7)
2022 USA MEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Castillo Holland Fears Jr. Wagner Peat Stewart Jackson Flagg
7/7 7/7 7/7 7/0 7/7 7/0 7/7 7/0 7/0 7/0 7/0 6/0
29-63 30-56 28-55 27-55 26-67 27-65 19-41 36-66 30-55 11-27 12-26
.460 .536 .509 .491 .388 .415 .463 .545 .545 .407 .462 .125 .473 .325
14-40
.350 .421 .200 .375 .190 .429 .450 .250 .389 .400 .---
3-4
.750 .588 .455 .750 .875 .727 .733 .562 .750 .500 .669 .573
13/1.9 46/6.6 30/ 8.4 20/2.9 22/3.1 70/10.0 49/7.0
75/10.7 78/11.1 67/9.6 69/9.9 63/9.0 65/9.3 49/7.0 83/11.9 74/10.6 32/4.6 36/5.1
19 17 10 31 20 13 12 10 25 5
0 4 7 3 1 9 0 4 0 3 7
11
8-19 1-5 3-8 3-7 0-0 4-21 9-20 5-20 7-18
10-17 10-22 12-16 8-11 11-15 7-8
5 6
15 13 17 10 10 15 8
20
2-2
1.000 32/4.6
Knox Fland
9-16 3-4
32/4.6 19/2.7
Newell Evans III
2-5 0-0
10-10
1.000 20/2.9
1 0
2 2
1-8
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4-8
5/0.8
6/1.0
USA OPP.
7 7
276-584 160-493
56-163 37-162
.344 .228
89-133 63-110
387/55.3 295/42.1
697/99.6 420/60.0
163
58 28
114
95
50
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